RECENT NEWS

AG Paxton: Texas and 42 States Reach $19.5 Million Settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyThursday, December 8, 2016 – Austin
“BMS put Texans’ lives at risk when it marketed Abilify for uses not approved by the FDA,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The integrity of our healthcare system depends on patients and doctors being able to trust the representations made by pharmaceutical companies. Our Consumer Protection Division will continue to prosecute vigorously any company, like BMS, which chooses exploitation over the safety of their consumer.”

Sanctuary Cities Ignore the Rule of LawMonday, December 5, 2016 – Austin
Even here in Texas, where sanctuary cities have yet to gain full traction, residents have suffered from repeat offenders able to exploit holes in our immigration laws. Nicodemo Coria-Gonzalez was deported multiple times, only to return and commit a series of rapes in the Austin area. He’s a prime example of the criminal element which will be emboldened by the sheriff-elect’s renegade policies. We cannot allow individuals to avoid justice and accountability. We cannot allow sanctuary cities to harbor these criminals. We cannot allow city officials to skirt the law at their whim.

Weekly Update from Attorney General Ken Paxton: December 2, 2016Friday, December 2, 2016 – Austin
President Obama, for the last eight years, has given more thought to his political legacy than he ever has to the U.S. Constitution. So much so, historians should dedicate the first chapter of their biography of him to the utter lawlessness that prevailed under his administration. Time and again, the president has willed his policy preferences into existence without ever consulting, never mind getting the consent of, Congress. It has now fallen to the states to man the fences and work tirelessly to rein the federal government back within the bounds the Founders set.

Court Grants Nationwide Injunction Against Obama Administration’s Unlawful Overtime Rule Tuesday, November 22, 2016 – Austin
“The Obama administration proved true to form when it ordered the Department of Labor to revise its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Namely, the administration assumes that through force of will alone, it could order a new economic reality into existence. The finalized overtime rule hurts the American worker. It limits workplace flexibility without a corresponding increase in pay and forces employers to cut their workers hours. All in all, it exchanges the advantages of negotiated benefits, personal to each worker, with a one-size-fits-all standard that only looks good in press statements. Not on my watch.”